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The dosemu HOWTO

2002-12-27

Rahul Sundaram

Original authoring by Mike Deisher.

Updated by Uwe Bonnes for dosemu-0.64.4, 15 March 1997

Updated by David Hodges [email protected] For dosemu-0.98.8,

This is the `Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ) / HOWTO document for dosemu. The most up-to-date version of the dosemu-HOWTO may be found at http://www.dosemu.org.

1. The preliminaries

1.1 What is dosemu, anyway?
1.2 What operating systems does dosemu work under ?
1.3 What processors does dosemu work on ?
1.4 What if I have an Alpha/Sparc/Motorola/other non-Intel CPU ?
1.5 Do I need MS-DOS to use dosemu ?
1.6 Can I run Microsoft Windows programs under dosemu ?
1.7 I want to run something that won't run under DOSemu or Wine
1.8 Names and numbers
1.9 What version of Dosemu should I use?
1.10 What's the newest version of dosemu and where can I get it?
1.11 Where can I ask questions?
1.12 Where can I report bugs and ask questions?
1.13 What documentation is available for dosemu?
1.14 I have a program that fails, not listed in EMUfailure.txt
1.15 How do I submit changes or additions to the HOWTO?
1.16 Message from Greg...

2. Compiling and installing dosemu

2.1 Where are the installation instructions?
2.2 Top ten problems while compiling and installing dosemu.
2.3 How do I make aout binaries?
2.4 How do I compile dosemu on a machine with low memory?
2.5 Compilation fails with some strange error regarding "slang"
2.6 What configurable options are available ?
2.7 Do I need to run dosemu as root?
2.8 How do I patch dosemu ?
2.9 What versions of DOS are known to run with dosemu ?

3. Hard disk setup

3.1 How do I use my hard disk with dosemu?
3.2 How can I access the hdimage from Linux?
3.3 Can I use my stacked/double-spaced/super-stored disk?
3.4 Creating your own hdimage file.

4. Parallel ports, serial ports and mice

4.1 Port access worked with older version, but doesn't work now!
4.2 Port access was faster with older versions!
4.3 Where are the (microsoft compatible) mouse drivers?
4.4 Why doesn't the mouse driver work?
4.5 Why does dosemu clobber COM4?
4.6 How do I use dosemu over the serial ports?
4.7 How can I switch between dosemu and a shell over the serial line?
4.8 How can I get the parallel ports to work?

5. Multiple users and Non-interactive sessions

5.1 Can I use dosemu on a multi-user system?
5.2 How can I run dos commands non-interactively?

6. dosemu and Netware

6.1 How do I get Netware access from dosemu?

7. dosemu and X-windows(97/2/9).

7.1 Can I run dosemu in console mode while running X?
7.2 Is it possible to run dosemu in a window in X-windows?
7.3 Xdos dosen't work on a remote X-display!
7.4 Xdos dosen't find the VGA font
7.5 The vga font is very small on my high resolution display
7.6 Dosemu compilation fails with some strange error regarding X!
7.7 Does ansi emulation work properly?

8. dosemu and MS-Windows 3.1

8.1 Is it possible to run MS-Windows 3.1 under dosemu?
8.2 Can I run 32bit stuff with winemu
8.3 Errormessage: Cannot find the vdtapi.386 file when starting dosemu
8.4 Windows 3.x in xdos:
8.5 Can I install windows from within dosemu?
8.6 Notes for the mouse under win31-in-xdos:
8.7 Why did my Icon disappear from the Program manager?

9. Video and sound

9.1 Can I run 32-bit video games under dosemu?
9.2 Exiting from dosemu gives me a screen full of garbage.
9.3 Why doesn't my soundcard software work with dosemu?

10. Games

10.1 Duke3d dosen't work

11. Problems and fixes

11.1 Security issues
11.2 dosemu says "ERROR: general protection" and terminates when I run some program
11.3 Dosemu dies when booting. I have Win95 installed.
11.4 Dosemu hangs! How can I kill it?
11.5 Dosemu crashed and now I can't type anything.
11.6 I've enabled EMS memory in dosemu.conf but it does not help.
11.7 How do I get rid of all those annoying "disk change" messages?
11.8 Why won't dosemu run a second time after exiting in console mode?
11.9 Why will dosemu run in a term but not in the console?
11.10 How can I speed up dosemu?
11.11 My CDROM drive has problems reading some files under dosemu.
11.12 How do I see debugging output?
11.13 Why are my keystrokes echoed ttwwiiccee??
11.14 Dosemu scrambles my screen?
11.15 MS FoxPro 2.6 won't run

12. Contributing to the dosemu project

12.1 Who is responsible for dosemu?
12.2 I want to help. Who should I contact?

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